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Published on 09/10/2026 – 7:55 GMT+2 QatarEnergy’s first production unit at its North Field East liquefied natural gas (LNG) project is expected to be ready to start up in November, Reuters reported on Wednesday. LNG production is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2027, two people familiar with the plans told the agency. Last month, QatarEnergy chief executive and Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said the first unit was expected to come online in the first half of 2027. He warned that disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could delay equipment deliveries…
With a new digital campaign built around 32 short videos, Santorini is seeking to broaden its international tourism profile, highlighting experiences that are often overshadowed by its famous sunsets and luxury accommodation. The Greek island, renowned for its whitewashed houses perched above the volcanic caldera and its unique views over the Aegean, aims to attract travellers interested in gastronomy, wine, culture, nature and everyday local life. The new initiative was unveiled at the GNTO Santorini Tourism Forum 2026, held from 5-8 October, with the participation of representatives of the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO), local authorities, industry professionals and around…
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Published on 09/10/2026 – 6:28 GMT+2 On Thursday, social media were flooded with claims about alleged planned attacks on schools. Among pupils and parents, screenshots and recordings have been circulating, warning of a so-called “bloody Friday”, said to fall on Friday 9 October. The reports appeared after a series of serious incidents in schools in the Mazovia region. On Wednesday, a 19-year-old attacked nine people with a knife at a school in Ostrołęka. The following day in Leszczydole-Nowinach, a 15-year-old former pupil attacked three people, where a 37-year-old school employee died from her injuries. Boosted police presence in schools In…
By Knarik Papoyan & Euronews Russian Published on 09/10/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Russia is cutting funding for its national cancer programme nearly twelvefold in 2027, from 44.9 billion roubles (€470.5m) to 3.87 billion roubles (€40.5m), according to the draft federal budget, as defence spending reaches its highest share since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The reduction is even sharper compared to last year: the programme received 148.5 billion roubles (€1.5bn) in 2025, meaning federal spending on cancer control would have fallen roughly 38-fold in two years if the budget passes as proposed. Funding is projected to recover partially thereafter — rising to…
If countries hope to restore their reserves to 30% by the end of winter — or else face increased exposure to future cold spells — volumes equivalent to 7% of the demand will either have to be curtailed or simply withheld from consumers, ENTSO-G warns. Part of that pressure comes from a looming EU-wide ban on long-term supply contracts for Russian LNG, due to take effect in January, which will reduce European gas imports by an additional 7 billion cubic meters, according to the IEEFA report. Russian gas has been historically used to offset “swings in demand” over the winter, it said.…
Published on 08/10/2026 – 8:02 GMT+2•Updated 15:11 On today’s show: EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has arrived in Beijing for a crucial two-day visit seeking to rebalance EU-China trade relations, which have become increasingly lopsided in the past decade. Jorge Liboreiro explains the high stakes of this trip, which comes just days before the October EU summit. Estelle Nilsson-Julien reports from Paris on the student protests in France, as they brace for another major day on the streets after trade unions joined demonstrations that drew more than 250,000 people across the country on Tuesday. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio…
Published on 09/10/2026 – 6:03 GMT+2 South Korea said on Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, stepping up its protest against President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. The South Korean announcement came days after its President Lee Jae Myung threatened to take unspecified punitive steps if Ukraine refuses to apologise over the revelation. The Foreign Ministry in Seoul did not say when ambassador Park Ki-chang will be brought back home but acknowledged in a statement that it will continue consultations with Ukraine, adding that it…
Ein drohender Linksruck in der Hauptstadt sorgt für handfesten Ärger auf Bundesebene. Während SPD und Grüne in Berlin ernsthaft mit der Linkspartei sondieren, blickt Friedrich Merz mit Sorge auf eine mögliche Regierende Bürgermeisterin Elif Eralp. Welche radikalen Forderungen im Raum stehen und warum der Antisemitismus-Streit in der Linken die Regierungsbildung zur Zerreißprobe macht, analysiert Maximilian Heimerzheim. Beim Dauerbrenner Rentenreform verhärten sich die Fronten zwischen Union und SPD zusehends. Ein neues Sherpa-Treffen soll nun klären, ob das Rentenpaket aufgespalten wird oder langfristig gar ein Renteneintrittsalter von 70 Jahren droht. Rasmus Buchsteiner ordnet ein, welche Kompromisse der Kanzler bis Weihnachten erwartet und…
EU home affairs ministers gave their final approval to a new Return Regulation in Luxembourg on October 1. The regulation replaces the 2008 Return Directive and includes a legal framework for “return hubs” in non-EU countries. What governments say The Council of the EU presents the rules as a way to make returns work. Ireland’s Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, whose country holds the presidency, pointed to the gap between decisions and departures. “Around two in three people ordered to leave the EU do not actually leave. The revised return rules adopted today will help member…